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Within both Orange County and the broader Region, most racial or ethnic minority groups <br />experience higher rates of housing problems, including but not limited to severe housing cost <br />burden, than do non -Hispanic White households. In Orange County, Hispanic households are most <br />likely to experience severe housing cost burden; in the Region, it is Black households. <br />There are 194,569 households in Orange County experiencing severe housing cost burden. 104,196 <br />of these households are families. However, there are only 429 Project -Based Section 8 units and <br />33 Other Multifamily units with more than one bedroom capable of housing these families. <br />Housing Choice Vouchers are the most utilized form of publicly supported housing for families, <br />with 2,286 multi -bedroom units accessed. Large family households are also disproportionately <br />affected by housing problems as compared with non -family households. Some focus groups have <br />communicated that regulations and cost issues can make Orange County too expensive for <br />families. The high percentage of 0-1 bedroom units in publicly supported housing and the low <br />percentage of households with children in publicly supported housing support this observation. <br />The federal Fair Housing Act and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act provide <br />Orange County residents with some protections from displacement and work to increase the supply <br />of affordable housing. In addition, many jurisdictions within Orange County have worked <br />diligently to provide access to fair housing through anti -housing discrimination work, creating <br />housing opportunities designed to enhance resident mobility, providing zoning flexibility where <br />necessary, and working to reduce hate crimes. Even so, these protections and incentives are not <br />enough to fully stem the loss of affordable housing and meet the housing needs of low- and <br />moderate -income residents. <br />Contributing Factors to Fair Housing Issues <br />The AFH includes a discussion and analysis of the following contributing factors to fair <br />housing issues: <br />1. Access to financial services <br />2. Access for persons with disabilities to proficient schools <br />3. Access to publicly supported housing for persons with disabilities <br />4. Access to transportation for persons with disabilities <br />5. Admissions and occupancy policies and procedures, including preferences in publicly <br />supported housing <br />6. Availability of affordable units in a range of sizes <br />7. Availability, type, frequency, and reliability of public transportation <br />8. Community opposition <br />9. Deteriorated and abandoned properties <br />10. Displacement of and/or lack of housing support for victims of domestic violence, dating <br />violence, sexual assault, and stalking <br />11. Displacement of residents due to economic pressures <br />12. Impediments to mobility <br />13. Inaccessible public or private infrastructure <br />s, <br />75A-283 <br />